Although a particular divinity may, in particular Puranas be seen to be glorified, nevertheless, there is an underlying quest for unity of life and of Supreme reality. They are, nevertheless, a valuable record of Hindu belief which originated next in order to the Vedas and incorporated hero-worship as well as divine worship and they may rightly be described to be essentially pantheistic in character. Even though all the Puranas may not be containing the Pancha Lakshan (five symptoms) of being the standard Purana, yet they reveal before the modern humanity the basic parameters that had gone into making the tenets of our righteous conduct or Dharma. They deal mainly with the actions of mortal heroes and embody as also illustrate both human frailty and virtues, as well as celebrate the power and work of various super-human personages and deities. Nevertheless, whatever the content and period of several Puranas including the Markandeya Purana may be, they embody ancient legends as the very name Purana signifies. Dharma, as the chief factor in shaping of human life, is the underlying motive of these ancient scriptures. In truth, there is a body of writings which are popular expositions of inherited truths amongst the people at large. A proper interpretation of ‘Itihas’ and the Puranas would be to regard them as the words of seers who availed themselves of the available literature and classified it into various tomes of ancient life that contributed handsomely in forming the psyche of the East. Puranas are not ‘Itihas’ or history as it is understood in the West. These illuminating exchanges evolve into a multi-faceted exploration of the core concepts of Hindu philosophy-from an excellent exposition of yoga and its unique attributes to a profound treatise on the worship of the goddess, the Devi Mahatmya, which also includes the popular devotional texts known as ‘Chandi’ or ‘Durga Saptashati’.īrimming with insight and told with clarity, this luminous text is also a celebration of a complex mythological universe populated with gods and mortals, and contains within its depths many nested tales like that of Queen Madalasa and her famous song.īibek Debroy’s masterful translation draws out the subtleties of the Markandeya Purana, enabling a new generation of readers to savour its timeless riches.
#MARKENDAYA PURANA IN ENGLISH SERIES#
A marvellous amalgam of mythology and metaphysics, the Markandeya Purana unfolds as a series of conversations, in which the sage Markandeya is asked to answer some deeper questions raised by events in the Mahabharata.
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